
NEW REGULATIONS GOVERN GRANTING OF WORK PERMITS
[02-03-2016] Decree No 11/2016/ND-CP, dated February 3, 2016, which details the implementation of granting of work permits to foreign nationals working…

CONTRACTS IN VIETNAM THAT DENOMINATE PAYMENT IN FOREIGN CURRENCY ARE VOID UNDER VIETNAMESE LAW
[07-03-2016] This means that parties to such contracts will have to be returned to their original positions as if the transactions have not occurred. The Forei…

NEW POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH
[01-03-2016] Regulations on management, provision and use of radio and television services, conditions on setting up foreign traders’ representative office…

DELOITTE: NEW DECREE ON WORK PERMIT FOR THE FOREIGNERS
[01-03-2016] The Government issued Decree 11/2016/ND-CP dated 3 February 2016 stipulating regulations on Work Permit applications, which will take effe…

NEW POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN FEBRUARY
[01-02-2016] A string of fresh policies on compulsory insurance for construction investment activities; assistance in vocationaiontal training and job search f…

NEW GUIDELINES ON ENTERPRISE REGISTRATION
[25-01-2016] As of December 1, 2015, the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued Circular 20/2015/TT-BKHDT (Circular 20) guiding Decree 78/2015/ND-…

LEGAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2015
[20-01-2016] The Government and the PM issued 16 legal documents, including 11 Decrees and five Decisions in December 2015. Decree No. 131/2015/ND…

NEW RULES WITH EFFECT FROM 2016
[05-01-2016] New laws and regulations on special consumption tax, supporting industries development, compulsory social insurance, region-based minimu…